Assistant Chief Constable Rebekah Sutcliffe, 47, - who had been drinking wine - confronted Supt Sarah Jackson at the bar during a major policing conference and condemned her having a 'tit job', it was said

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ACC Sutcliffe, of Saddleworth, is then said to have taken hold of her own dress, pulled it down and exposed her left breast.

She also told Supt Jackson she was “a laughing stock on the fourth floor” — a reference to GMP’s senior command team which is based on the fourth level of its HQ, it was claimed.

ACC Sutcliffe is said to have told her junior officer: “They’ve all openly discussed that you’ve had a boob job.” When Supt Jackson challenged her, the sen­ior officer is said to have replied: “The way you look affects the way you are perceived and you are judged on the size of your t*ts.”

Supt Jackson said she was left “mortified, embarrassed and ashamed” and ended up in tears.

ACC Sutcliffe, a serving GMP officer for 23 years, faces allegations that her conduct amounts to “a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour for Authority”.

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The hearing was told she could not recall exposing her breast, but does not dispute that it happened.

In a statement, Supt Jackson insisted she hadn’t had a boob job.

She added: “I reminded her how hard I’d been working and the way I looked had nothing to do with my ability. I said the size of my breasts had nothing to do with her.”

Supt Jackson refused to engage with her boss but ACC Sutcliffe sent a message via a friend which read: “I deeply regret what happened and in particular the upset I caused to someone I hold in very high regard.

“I also apologise to the chief constable and my colleagues for the negative publicity this has caused for Greater Manchester Police.” The hearing continues.